By Sam Kenyon

All across Snoqualmie Valley children and teenagers are get-ting into robotics. From middle schoolers competing in First Lego League to high schoolers taking on the more advanced First Tech Challenge, youths in the Valley have responded to the educational emphasis on science, technol-ogy, engineering and mathemat-ics.

Students have embraced robotics — a combination of engineering and technology — which in turn has teachers and schools starting robotics clubs and adding more engineering classes.

Even the teachers are hooked. “For me, it’s about the fun,”

said Erin Kavanaugh, a second-year teacher at Chief Kanim Middle School who specializes in the STEM subjects. Kavanaugh,

along with David Cruz, are the faculty in charge of the school’s growing robotics club.

In 2012, Cruz applied

for a PTA grant for robotics at the now-closed Snoqualmie Middle School. He asked for $4,352. Cruz would have been happy to receive a few hundred dollars but was thrilled when they gave him every penny he requested. He bought 12 “kits,” the basic components for building a robot based on the LEGO Mindstorm computer.

Cruz used the robots, which are named Ace, Knute and Flame, in his classes. Then he started the after school robotics club.

“The kids are just now real-izing that we use the scientific method every day,” said Cruz.

The total community support for robotics Cruz received is not

uncommon.Kyle Warren, a computer sci-

ence and engineering teacher at Mount Si High School, has been a big proponent of bringing robotics to the valley. Like Cruz, Warren has found nothing but support from the community, parents, and the school itself.

“I went through a proposal pro-cess with the administrative team at the district and here at the high school, and all along the way it was nothing but thumbs up and praise and go for it,” Warren said. “So, it has been strong encourage-

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Cafes, theaters and bakeries alike will host live musical per-formances for this year’s second annual Blues Walk from 6 p.m. to midnight April 26 in North Bend.

Although only one new busi-ness, Replicator Graphics has been added for the event’s sec-ond year, the 19 performances in 16 venues are expected to bring in 500 more fans than last year according to Audrey Paisley, the special events direc-tor at Boxley’s Music Fund and the organizer of the event. If her prediction comes true, that means more than 1,700 blues lovers will be in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Word has spread, Paisley said, that blues fans will be celebrat-ing live music in Snoqualmie Valley this weekend.

Fans purchase one universal

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ticket, good for all the venues and then walk from place to place and catch as many per-formances as they’d like. Ticket prices vary, with pre-paid and at-the-door adult tickets priced at $20 and $25, respectively, for adults, while tickets for children under 15 years of age cost $10 if prepaid and $15 at the door.

“For the amount of money you’re paying, you’re seeing a whole lot of really good musi-cians,” said Kyle Twede, owner of Twede’s Café. Twede’s, a local

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Robots coming to life in the Valley schools

See ROBOT, Page 3

By Sam Kenyon

Mount Si High School freshman Max Cannella (left) and teacher Kyle Warren look over the robot for team Mt. Si-Borg.

icon after it became part of the set for the “Twin Peaks” television show, will be host-ing Seth Freeman and Paul Green from 7-10 p.m.

Open-ing the café doors to be part of the show last year turned into

a pleasant surprise for merchants. Fans not only applauded the musicians, they supported the local businesses during the first Blues Walk in 2013, pur-

chasing food and drinks.

“It was good for busi-ness,” Twede said. “People that don’t normally come through came and

checked things out.” Up the road at the

Snoqualmie Moose Lodge, Seatown Rhythm and Blues Players will be per-forming at 7 p.m.

cities, states, and even countries to North Bend and experience what the city has to offer.

Many people come back to the city because of their experience at the Blues Walk, whether to continue supporting the local arts, or to simply buy cherry pie from Twede’s.

“These musical events bring a lot of community members together, par-ticularly as volunteers,” Paisley said.

She’s already plan-ning on catching part of Mark DuFresne and Nick Vigarino acts in particu-lar, although the prospect of 19 different shows to choose from excites her.

Likewise, Twede is look-ing forward to Freeman and Green in his own café.

“It’s really a good night for the town to get out and enjoy some of the things that the bigger cities usu-ally have,” Twede said.

The group’s lead drummer and singer is impressed with the Blues Walk line-up.

“I know the blues com-munity real well,” says Vernon Petry, the drum-mer and singer otherwise known as Cool V P Funk Petry. “I know all the guys that are going to perform. It’ll be very interesting, it’ll be really cool.”

Petry himself has more than 40 years of blues experience and he believes the Walk is well worth attending.

The Blues Walk and its annual sister event, the Jazz Walk, were created

by Danny Kolke, Paisley and other members of the Boxley Music Fund, a non-profit organization that provides musical educa-tion for children.

The fund also supports live music performances at Boxley’s, a jazz club in downtown North Bend.

“Last year people came up from California and down from Canada to attend,” said Paisley. “With the Blues Walk and the Jazz Walk, North Bend has become a hot spot for blues and jazz in Western Washington.”

The event, she said, entices people from other

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2014 North Bend Blues Walk scheduleAll events April 266-9 p.m.North Bend Theatre, 125 Bendigo Blvd. N. — Rod Cook & Toast Emerald City Smoothie, 113 Bendigo Blvd. N. — Son Jack Jr. & Michael Wilde Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way — The Boneyard Preachers Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way — Elnah Jordan Band

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BluesFrom Page 1

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at the middle school level with the Lego league and as they get older they graduate to the tech chal-lenge in high school. The Mount Si High robotics club would be the varsity team if there were such designations. Tech chal-lenge is more technologi-cally demanding than the Lego league, and more focused on straight robot-ics, whereas Lego league has additional compo-nents to the competition, such as presenting a team report.

This is the second year of the robotics club at Mount Si and was the first time that Mount Si competed in tech chal-lenge. Their team, “The Mt. Si-Borgs,” placed just two positions away from a state finals berth.

Part of the allure of robotics and teaching is that it allows students to find things out for them-selves through practical application of otherwise theoretical concepts. The

students work out solu-tions through experience, rather than memorizing formulas.

“Trial and error,” said Kavanaugh. “That’s huge for students. Just do it. Throw yourselves into it and see what happens and if it doesn’t work, analyze it, talk about what you can do differently, what can you change and start ruling out things.”

The skills that the stu-dents absorb are increas-ingly important in society. The school district is keen-ly aware of how important technology is for future employment, which is why support for these clubs has been universal.

“As we saw the national reports on the need for people with STEM type backgrounds coming out of high school and college ... that really kind of woke everybody up a few years ago,” said Jeff Hogan, the technology director for the school district for the past 17 years. “There are thousands of unfilled jobs and STEM type careers in Washington alone.”

The future of robotics in the school system is only going to grow. The way that teachers, admin-

istrations, and parents have embraced the robot-ics trend means that this is only the beginning.

Warren, who has a degree in electrical engi-neering, has a vision for the way the Valley can grow its robot culture. He would like one day to formally organize the ele-mentary, middle, and high school robotics teams and clubs under one umbrella.

For students, robotics clubs give them something they don’t get elsewhere the teachers said. They get to compete, but with their brains instead of athleti-cally. It gives them a sense of belonging and fun, and it builds real world skills that they carry with them into the future.

Most kids don’t have any experience with robotics when they join a club. At first, the tasks are daunting. But soon the students gain confidence in what they can do.

“They’re not aware of what they’re capable of when they come in,” said Warren. “And I think this gives them an opportunity to see that they really can perform almost miracles when they dedicate some time and effort to it.”

RobotFrom Page 1

By Sherry Grindeland

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” opens May 1

at the Valley Center Stage in North Bend. This is the first musical the theater has done.

It is an unusual choice

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Gary Schwartz, (from left) Rene Schuchter, Alan Wilkie (also the director) and Ed Benson will perform in the musical.

‘A Funny Thing’ will happen at Valley Center Stage

for the group that tra-ditionally has staged comedies and serious pieces since it began in 2003.

The show has won six Tony Awards, including one for best musical.

The comedy com-bines bawdy songs and antics, never-end-ing puns and classical – as in going back to Roman days – farce in a fast moving show.

There’s mistaken identity, laughably pompous characters, a hero by the name

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Ace, on the far left, is the most basic robot at Chief Kanim. The lineup becomes increas-ingly complicated, with Knute in the middle and ending with Flame on the far right.

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Worms on the table and in the whiskey

Audrey Paisley, Danny Kolke and dozens of volunteers with the Boxley Music Fund are doing it again.

They’re striking just the right chords to bring great entertainment to the area with the Second Annual Blues Walk April 26 in North Bend.

It’s like Disneyland for rhythm and blues fans. Buy one ticket and you can wander from venue to venue, sampling one band here, a singer there and a duet at a third place.

Granted, it may seem strange to head into Twede’s Café – usually the spot you stop for coffee and cherry pie - to hear some blues music, or to go to Mt. Si Art Supply and tap your toes in time to a band. But until you’ve been to a Blues Walk or the fall version – Jazz Walk – you don’t real-ize how well this format works.

Not only is the ticketing easy, you only need to find one parking space for the evening. Everything is in easy walking distance.

Venues are scattered along North Bend Way and Bendigo Boulevard in downtown North Bend.

If there is anything to be concerned about, it would be the anticipated size of the crowd. While few partici-pants will probably stay for the entire six hours, things might get crowded in a few of the smaller venues if all the expected 1,500 music fans show up at the same time.

The solution, of course, is for local fans to head to the event early with a plan of the acts they want to see. It wouldn’t hurt to have a couple of alternative acts in mind, just in case you can’t get into a particular place right away.

But even if the projected numbers of visitors do come to town, welcome them with a smile.

Events such as the Blues Walk and Jazz Walk, like all the wonderful summer festivals that are coming up in a couple of months, help boost the local economy.

Attendees will bring an influx of cash to venues and local businesses that are selling everything from baked goods and snacks to drinks and multi-course meals.

Once these folks see how wonderful the Valley can be, hopefully they’ll be back to visit again.

And of course, the musicians benefit. The Blues Walk is a great opportunity for them to win new fans.

All in all, events like this are win-win affairs for the area.

Thank you for your love and support

Wendy Stokosa and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their love, support, and prayers during this extremely sad time.

The food, flowers, donations, and so much more have been overwhelming.

Sharon Larson touched many lives, as was evident by how many attended her memorial service on April 12th. We are grateful for loving friends and family who supported Mom dur-ing her long battle with cancer. She truly loved you all.

We also would like to express a heartfelt thanks to ‘The Valley Girls,’ the members of the Cascade Women’s golf club, the Dynomites relay team, the Snoqualmie Valley Funeral Chapel, Pastor Monty Wright, Julie McGee, Jan and the staff at Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church, Shirley Frank, Daisy Frearson, Hollis Lockwood and all our loving neighbors in Brookside Acres.

All of you have given your time, wisdom, prayers and love.

We will always be grateful.Dale and Sharon, together

forever.With our sincerest thanks,

Wendy StokosaNorth Bend

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A bark about door-to-door license collectors

I don’t normally find myself to be any form of an activist and normally keep things to myself that are outside my sphere of influence.

This could be viewed as cowardly, alas as many other citizens, I am guilty of this from time to time. That said, I was alerted to a recent development on Facebook that was soon to be followed with an article in the SnoValley Star.

Apparently, King County Regional Animal Services feel a need to go door to door in North Bend from May through July to ensure the law is being followed.

Do the police drive by and check expired registrations in

our driveways? King County’s defense of the fee structure is weak and they provide no sta-tistics to back them up. How many of your returned dogs are chipped?

Tell you what, King County, how about attending some dog parks on your weekends? At least it gives the image of a pub-lic protection/land use issue.

Never mind that unexpected visitors are the modus operandi (mode of operation) of home invaders. Don’t count on me answering the door. When you hear a dog barking, don’t look in the window, it’s just the tele-vision.

What the heck is this costing me? Does Animal Control feel like letting us know the efficacy of the program? Their code says they monitor it.

So, I registered a dog last year... am I a target? This really is a poor attempt at ensuring regulatory compliance; you get an “A” for community outreach but don’t expect a warm wel-come on my doorstep.

Matt HamptonNorth Bend

“What do I care if they didn’t choose me,” Herb said. “Bunch of nonsense anyway. Whoever heard of a focus group anyway?”

“I did,” Bert said. “It’s an amalgamation of common, run-of-the-mill consumers who are bribed to think for an hour. Wish they’d have asked me.”

“Why?”“Free lunch in the back

room.”“They didn’t pick me, either,

fellas,” Dud said, “but they picked my wife. Anita was really looking forward to it. I don’t even know what it’s about.”

“Worms,” said Bert.“You’re kidding!”“May my pants fall down in

church if I’m lyin’. It’s worms. They’re talking about worms.”

Herb got up and picked up his check. “I’m leaving. Can’t stay in here a minute longer, knowing they’re in that room having lunch.”

Dud and Bert got up, too. The three paid and went out the front door into the spring sun-shine.

“Reminds me,” said Bert, “of the time the preacher went into the bar and ordered a glass of whiskey and a glass of water…”

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By Heidi DukichExecutive director/member Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank board of directors

We’re so thankful for the incredible community support since we began the Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank earlier this year. We have been over-come and our hearts over-whelmed time-after-time with the way everyone has pulled together to take care of our own in the Upper Valley.

We started by painting our space in the North Bend Community Church on Jan. 31. Since then we have been collecting food and distributing it to our clients. We store food in the newly-donated cool-ers and freezers. Food and funding have come from area churches, the Sallal Grange Weekly Dairy Drive and the Snoqualmie Valley Rotary. The volun-

teer grocery rescue team began in February.

In March, Food Lifeline and Northwest Harvest made their first deliveries, the Boy Scouts held a food drive and Eastside Baby Corner provided baby food, diapers and chil-dren’s supplies. Doorways Ministry hosted a Breathe of Aire fundraiser.

DSHS assisted 48 indi-viduals and processed 26 new food stamp applica-tions.

Needing help with food even has an official name from the U.S. Department of Agriculture: “food inse-curity.” That means people have a limited or uncer-tain ability to acquire food and feed themselves and their families.

Food insecurity happens when seniors struggle with a fixed income, someone falls ill and can’t work or loses their job, a divorce or death shuts off income, or underemployed people don’t make enough to cover basic expenses.

Sadly, food insecu-rity means children go to

school hungry; parents miss meals so their chil-dren can eat, people stop eating to pay their medical bills or utilities.

We know these people. Our children sit next to them in school. We rub elbows with them in the library, the supermarket and the park. They strug-gle to make ends meet.

The Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank assists these people. The SVFB is a sus-tainable model because we have established part-nerships with Northwest Harvest, Food Lifeline, Eastside Baby Corner and we are actively seeking additional partners. The SVFB has food rescue pro-grams with North Bend Safeway, QFC, Snoqualmie Ridge IGA, Costco and other community grocery stores.

Our volunteers work out of space graciously provided by the North Bend Community Church. This was the site for the Food Bank for the Upper

Thanks to community from the Snoqualmie Valley Food BankGuest column

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of Hero, a warrior called Miles Gloriosus, and a shrewish wife appro-priately named Domina.

The show is what hap-pens if you put The Three Stooges in togas while telling a love story.

Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and the lyrics. His musical credits include “Sweeney Todd,” “Gypsy,” “Westside Story,” and “Into the Woods.” The play itself was written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbert (“Tootsie” and the television series, “M*A*S*H”). Despite the age of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” — it opened in 1962 — the humor crosses generational lines.

The Valley Center Stage production will be directed by veteran actor and director Alan Wilkie. He also stars in the play, playing Pseudolous, a wily slave seeking his freedom.

Other case members

include a combination of Valley Center Stage regulars and newcom-ers: M’Kayla Silva, Siena Eyrich, John Lynch, Ben Sanders, Maddie Duggan, Liesel

Schilperoort, Chelsea Henak, Craig Ewing, Ed Benson, Dylan Cook, Scott Friedman, Julie Lester, Rachel Mills, Lesleyann Schecterson, Renee Schuchter and Gary Schwartz.

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Performances are at 7:30 p.m. May 1-3, 9-11, 15-17 with a matinee at 2 p.m. May 10.

Admission is $17 for adults and $14.50 for students and seniors. Tickets are available online at www.valleycen-terstage.org.

Valley Center Stage is located at 119 North Bend Way in North Bend, on the second floor of the Unity Masonic Lodge above Single Track Cycles. The theater is handicapped accessible.

Sherry Grindeland can be reached at editor@snovalleystar.com or 425-392-6434, ext. 246.

If you go:Valley Center Stage7:30 p.m. May 1-3, 8-10, 15-172 p.m. May 10$17 adults, $14.50 students/seniors.Tickets available online at www.val-leycenterstage.org.119 North Bend WayNorth Bend

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Lunch and learn about strokes May 1

The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’s monthly Lunch and Learn topic for May will be strokes. The program, which begins at noon May 1 at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, is free. Lunch is provided for registered guests.

Because May is National Stroke Awareness Month, the program will cover symptoms, risk factors, prevention tips and what to do if you or someone you know experiences a stroke.

Presenters will be Rachel Weber, director of nursing, and Duane Anderson, M.D., the emer-gency department medical director, at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. For more information or to register visit www.snoqualmiehospi-tal.org or call 831-3329.

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital offers monthly Lunch and Learn health information and educa-tional sessions for the community at no charge.

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discounted tickets for the Northwest Railway Museum’s Day out with Thomas. Area residents can purchase tickets for the July 11-13 and 18-20 events for $21, $2 off the

regular price.Discounted tickets

are only available at the Snoqualmie Depot Ticket Office until April 30. You must present proof of residence such as a driver’s license or utility bill at the time of purchase. The Depot, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, is located at 38625 S.E. King St.

Characters, including

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North Bend fire

Large accidentNine engines from the

area were dispatched at 1:01 p.m. April 11, to the 32400 block of westbound Interstate 90 to provide emergency medical service to a motor vehicle acci-dent with injuries.

Helping handThree engines were

dispatched at 11:28 p.m. April 15, to the 400 block of Stow Avenue South to provide medical assistance and assist the EMS crew.

Building ablazeTen engines were dis-

patched at 4:09 p.m. April 17, to the 41100 block of Southeast 81st to attend to a building fire.

Snoqualmie fire

Also at the large accident

Snoqualmie engines also responded at 1 p.m. April 11 to the westbound

I-90 injury accident to help treat two patients and help transport them to the hospital.

Salish smokerFirefighters responded

to the Salish Lodge at 4:11 p.m. April 11 for a smol-dering cigarette container. The smoke and fire were out when the crew arrived and no problem was found.

Cleaner kitchenFirefighters responded

at 12:01 a.m. April 13th to a call at a Center Boulevard restaurant fire alarm. The alarm was set off by night workers clean-ing the kitchen. The alarm was reset.

Snoqualmie/North Bend police

Family affairPolice responded at

1:07 p.m. April 13, to the 600 block of Northeast 8th Street to multiple calls involving a dispute over a vehicle. The first caller stated her ex-boyfriend’s mother was trying to steal her vehicle.

A second caller reported that his friends were try-

ing to retrieve his car from his ex-girlfriend at the same location. The second caller stated that a subject snatched the vehicle title out of the female caller’s hands and took off run-ning.

Magic school busPolice responded at

6:55 p.m. April 12, to the 100 block of 4th Street to reports of an abandoned bus and an unknown sub-stance. Near the library, parked on private prop-erty, there was an old bus. Inside the bus was a plas-tic bag filled with a white powder.

DisgruntledPolice responded at

9:07 a.m. April 15, to the 43000 block of Southeast 128th Place to reports of a threatening person.

A former employee of a business had been mak-ing threats to the business’ office manager in a dis-pute over the ex-employee getting paid.

He’s got some explaining to do

Police responded at 11:50 p.m. April 18, to the 34000 block of Southeast Ridge Street to reports of a

Police and fire reports

missing person. A wife reported her

husband missing for the last six hours. She had last heard from him four hours before when the husband

texted that he went to Walgreens in Issaquah to pickup up the wife’s medi-cine.

The wife said this was unusual behavior for

him and that he had no known medical prob-lems. On Star located the husband’s vehicle in

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Seattle.He had gone out with

friends without telling his wife. Then his cell phone died and his car got locked in a parking garage. A friend gave the husband a ride home to an angry wife.

Unwanted guestsPolice responded at 3:16

p.m. April 15, to the 7500 block of Dogwood Lane Southeast to reports of sus-picious circumstances.

The caller stated that on three occasions in the last month unknown persons have knocked at their door while his wife was home. During the most recent incident, the subject tried to open the door. The caller was instructed to call 911 immediately next time it happens.

Underage sprintingPolice responded at 2:43

a.m. April 16, to the 400 block of Southwest Mount Si Boulevard to reports of theft. A teenage subject came into the store and took alcohol before fleeing on foot.

An employee caught

the teenager and recov-ered the alcohol, but the subject got away. An area check did not find the teenager.

Deep sleeperPolice responded at

5:56 p.m. April 14, to the 7200 block of Cranberry Court Southeast to reports of theft.

The caller stated that $1,000 was taken from his house, but he was unsure when. He takes medica-tion to help him sleep and left his doors unlocked overnight.

RudePolice responded at

12:17 a.m. April 17, to the 500 block of East North Bend Way to reports of harassment. Two male subjects were yelling and swearing at the female caller, who eventually hid from the subjects. The caller stayed on the scene until police arrived, but it appeared that the subjects had left.

Not the best behavior

Police responded at 8:45 p.m. April 16, to the inter-section of Railroad Avenue Southeast and Snoqualmie Parkway to reports of pub-lic intoxication.

A man was found with his pants around his ankles, urinating in public, in the middle of the roadway.

Police gave the highly intoxicated man a ride to Fall City.

The Star publishes names of those charged with felony crimes. Information comes directly from local police reports.

BlotterFrom Page 7

Low-cost pet shots available

Valley Animal Partners, a local organi-zation that helps low-income families care for their pets, will be hosting a Pet Vaccination Fair 1-4 p.m. May 3 at the Mt. Si Senior Center, 411 Main St., North Bend.

Vaccinations for dogs and cats will be free for needy pet owners. In addition, the first 25 clients have the option

of purchasing $5 micro-chips.

Dogs must be leashed and cats should be in car-riers. Owners are advised to muzzle aggressive dogs before bringing them into the clinic.

Valley Animal Partners also provides low-cost spaying and neutering. For more information on Valley Animal Partners go to www.valleyanimalpart-ners.com.

Donations to the

nonprofit group may be made to Valley Animal Partners at P.O. Box 2586, North Bend, WA 98045.

Register now for free executive function workshop

Join Encompass at a free Executive Function Workshop from 5:30-7 p.m. May 1 at the Virginia Mason Medical

Center, 100 N.E. Gilman Blvd.

Kerry Beymer, man-ager of the Parenting Education Program at Encompass, has taught families for 15 years and is a certified Parenting Counts educator.

Executive function is the brain’s “air traffic control system,” which allows people to man-age multiple streams of

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q North Bend Young Artists Exhibit, all day, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Toddler Story Time, 10-10:45 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Preschool Story Time, 10:45-11:45 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Study Zone, 4-6 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Newport High School Combo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

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q North Bend Young Artists Exhibit, all day, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Infant and Young Toddler Story Times, 11 a.m. to noon, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Study Zone, 3-5 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Study Zone, 5-7 p.m., free homework help, grades K-12, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Mount Si High School Vocal Jazz Clinic, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q Bellevue College Jazz Band and Combo, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

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q Second annual Hol-Horse Expo, hosted by The Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center, 32925 S.E. 46th St., Fall City, $15/day or $25/weekend, register at bit.ly/1iGaG30

q North Bend Young Artists Exhibit, all day, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Blues Brunch, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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q Second annu-al Hol-Horse Expo, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 26-27, Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center, 32925 S.E. 46th St., Fall City, $15/day or $25/weekend, register at bit.ly/1iGaG30

q Special Recycling Event, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mount Si High School, Freshman Campus, 9200 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie, north-bendwa.gov/calendar.aspx

q Mindstorm Robotics Club meeting and ‘O’Mazetacle‘ challenge, grades 3-8, 10-11:30 a.m., Valley Robotics, 430 Main Ave. S., North Bend, www.valleyrob-otics.com

q Tarot Card Readings with Christina Stembler, 2-6 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Rick Ravenscroft, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

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q North Bend Young Artists Exhibit, all day, North Bend Library, 115 E. Fourth St., 888-0554

q Wyldlife Club, (Young Life group for middle school students), 7 p.m., The Warehouse. 8036 Falls Ave. S.E. Snoqualmie

q The Beautiful Strangers, 8 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Lit Lounge Spring Smoke, 7 p.m., The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $35, www.snocasino.com

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q Anime and Manga Club, 3-5 p.m., free home-work help, grades K-12, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., 888-1223

q Future Jazz Heads, 5 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

q King County Open House, featuring Councilwoman Kathy Lambert, Sheriff John Urquhart and Chief of Operations Rhonda Berry. Learn more about county projects and discuss community pri-orities, 7-9 p.m., Fall City Library, 33415 S.E. 42nd Place, Fall City, 206-477-4521

q Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357

q Jazz Heads, 7 p.m., Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, 292-9307

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q Monthly LAN Game Night, 4-9 p.m., Snoqualmie Falls Brewery and Taproom, 8032 Falls Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-2357

q ‘Backwoods Romeo,’ 7 p.m., Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie, 765-9284

q Relay for Life Fundraiser with Live Music by Jean Jacque Tetu, 7 p.m., Black Dog Arts Café, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, 831-3647

q Los Lonely Boys, 7 p.m., 21 and older, The Ballroom at Snoqualmie Casino, 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, Snoqualmie, $30-$68, www.snocasino.com

q ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ 7:30 p.m. weekends through May 17, Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, North Bend, $17/adults, $14.50/students and seniors, www.valley-centerstage.org

The second annual North Bend Blues Walk is from 6 p.m. to midnight, April 26. The event features the best in regional blues musicians performing in 16 venues in downtown North Bend. Advanced purchase tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for youth 15 and younger, or tickets purchased at the event are $25 per adult and $15 per youth 15 and younger. To learn more, go to northbendblueswalk.com.

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By Sam Kenyon

The Wildcat girls fastpitch team is hitting their stride as they near the end of their sea-son. They picked up two victo-ries in the last week, one blow-out and another an amazing come from behind win.

On April 18, Mount Si faced off against the Juanita Rebels at home. The game started rough, with the Rebels knocking in three runs in the first inning. Mount Si couldn’t score until the third, where they picked up a lone run. Then Juanita responded with a two-run fourth inning, putting the Wildcats down 5-1 heading into the fifth. Facing a daunting deficit, the girls on Mount Si dug in and turned the game around, win-

ning 6-5.“The girls kept really calm the

whole way,” said Coach Larry White.

The team knew they couldn’t take the lead back all at once, so they chipped away at it. Celine Fowler had an amazing game, going 4/4 at the plate, including a double, a triple, and an RBI.

“It was probably the best game of her high school career,” White said. “The rest of the team just fed off her leadership. It was really great.”

The Wildcats brought in two runs in the fifth while their defense kept Juanita scoreless.

“That sixth inning we came in and the girls said, ‘OK, this is the inning,’” White said. “We take the lead and we close the door. We’re not going to bat in

the seventh. And that’s exactly what happened.”

The Wildcats hit for three runs in the sixth inning, and taking the lead, 6-5. Nikki Carroll had two RBI’s on the night and Jamie Trotto chipped in one. The top of the seventh inning came and all Mount Si had to do was hold the line on defense.

“Paige Wetherbee was just outstanding on the mound against Juanita,” said White. “She showed a lot of character. The bases were loaded and she struck out the last girl to end the game. She showed a lot of toughness there.”

Wildcats defeat Interlake 13-0

Three days later, the Wildcats

took down another win, although the 13-0 blowout against Interlake on April 21 was notably less dramatic than the comeback against Juanita.

“Our team really has turned a corner,” White said. “We’re starting to believe in who we are.”

The Wildcats started strong and played relentlessly. They scored four runs in the first inning and hit .328 as a team throughout the game. Freshman Kara Link had five RBI’s and a double on the night.

“We’ve been working really hard on our short game and boy it really paid big dividends when we came from behind to beat Juanita,” White said. “I think that really sent a statement to our team and our fans that these

girls are really starting to believe in this pretty special team.”

Mount Si racked up two runs in the second, four more in the third and three in the fifth to finally put Interlake to bed. The Wildcat defense was very tight. Bayley Barnett pitched for two innings, faced seven batters, and gave up zero hits.

Claire Lis took the mound after Barnett and faced a total of 12 batters over three innings. She also shut out Interlake, giv-ing up zero hits.

This tremendous run for the Wildcats is coming at the right time. Mount Si is fighting for the top spot in district.

The girls will host Lake Washington at Mount Si April 25 to determine the KingCo title.

Mount Si fastpitch team wins two in trek to KingCo title

By Sam Kenyon

The Mount Si baseball team continued its explosive season, blasting away two opponents in massively one-sided games. On April 18, they took care of Liberty in Renton with a dominant 9-0 victory.

The damage came in the sec-ond inning as the Wildcats ran up eight runs, which included a grand slam from senior Zach Usselman. The four-run homer was Usselman’s second in as many games.

“He’s hitting the ball really well right now,” Coach Zach Habben said. “Everything he hits, he hits hard.”

Senior captain Carson Breshears had a monster second inning as well, hitting a three-run triple.

Along with the grand slam in the second inning, the team racked up 4 more hits and 4 more runs. The team hit an even .300 for the game.

“Hitting’s contagious and they did a great job of putting the ball in play,” Habben said.

Sophomore pitcher Alden Huschle had a solid performance on the mound, keeping the Patriots scoreless and earning the win. He only gave up seven hits over six innings pitched, with four strikeouts and an ERA of 2.17.

The Wildcats carried this momentum into their next game against Juanita where the results were very similar – an 11-1 win over the Rebels on April 21.

By the end of the first inning,

the Wildcats were up 8-0. They continued to dominate their opponent and came away with the 11-1 victory, the second such blowout win in as many games.

“We’ve been playing really well,” Habben said. “They’ve real-ly come together as a team.”

Just like in the game against Liberty, Mount Si soared on the scoreboard early and never looked back.

“[We] Took advantage of a couple mistakes, hit the ball really well,” Habben said.

The Wildcats hit a monster .360 as a team while holding the Rebels to a measly .166. The Mount Si coach said that his team was firing on all cylinders, and every aspect of the game was coming together. The team’s hitting has been strong. The pitching and defense has been tight, and the bench has kept the Wildcat spirit roaring.

Breshears continued to knock out triples, his second in the last two games, for three runs in the first. Tanner Simpson, Evan Johnson, and Drew Cotto each knocked in two RBI’s apiece.

Junior Colin Brown pitched the whole game, holding Juanita to just three hits. Brown had three strikeouts and an ERA of 2.28

“Colin did a great job ... he came out and threw strikes,” Habben said.

The Wildcats have been tear-ing up their season and absolutely destroyed the last three oppo-nents. They have a 10-4 total record with a 6-2 district record.

Mount Si will host Sammamish at 4:30 p.m. April 25.

Mount Si baseball tops Liberty and Juanita

Lakes stocked for fishing opening day

Washington’s biggest fish-ing day of the year — the low-land lakes trout opener — is April 26, and state fish hatch-ery crews are getting ready by releasing millions of catchable fish in lakes across the state.

For this year’s fishing season, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to plant about 16.5 million trout and kokan-ee in hundreds of lakes on both sides of the Cascades. In the Snoqualmie/North Bend/Fall City area, trout have been planted in Rattlesnake Lake and Lake Alice.

Those fish include 2.3 mil-lion catchable trout, nearly 115,000 jumbo trout weigh-ing up to 11 pounds apiece, and more than 50,000 triploid trout averaging 11.5 pounds each. Millions of carry-over trout that were stocked last year and have grown to catch-able size will also be available in lakes throughout the state.

Crews began this year’s stocking program in March. All opening day lakes will be stocked prior to the opener on April 26.

Anglers need to have a cur-rent Washington freshwater fishing license, valid through March 31, 2015. Licenses can be purchased online at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov; by tele-phone at 1-866-246-9453 toll free; or from about 700 license dealers across the state. For license vendor locations, go to the WDFW website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/licensing/vendors.

Freshwater fishing licenses cost $29.50 for adults 16 to 69 years old, $8.05 for 15-year-olds, and $7.50 for seniors 70 and older. Children 14 and

younger do not need a fishing license.

To learn more about the rules of fishing, go to wdfw.wa.gov.

Get fish-stocking details, by county and lake, at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/plants/statewide.

Boeing Classic to keep swinging at the Ridge

The Boeing Classic Golf Tournament and TPC Snoqualmie Ridge have reached agreement to keep the Champions Tour stop at the Jack Nicklaus-designed course at least through 2016. The 10th annual tournament will be played Aug. 22-24.

The tournament has devel-oped into one of the most popular and lauded stops on the Champions Tour. It has won one of the Tour’s major awards each of the past four years.

The tournament has one of the most unusual starts in all sports — a low-altitude flyover by a Boeing plane. The winner is presented with a bomber jacket in an 18th-green ceremony. Last year, the jacket was won by John Riegger and it was his first win on the Champions Tour.

Arcis Equity, of Dallas, bought the clubhouse and course last year.

— From The Seattle Times

Mount Si boys lose back-to-back lacrosse matches

Mount Si lost two lacrosse game, falling 20-3 to the top-ranked Issaquah team on April 18 and 9-4 to Everett on April 19. Mount Si remains

winless for the season.Issaquah picked up 15 goals

in the first half and another five in the second. Mount Si’s Tyler Smith scored two goals in the second half and Royce Schwartzenberger added a third to give the Wildcats its three points.

Zach Fritz led the way with five goals for Issaquah and an assist while Jake Lindahl and Matt Thomas each had three goals in the win.

In the April 19 game, Justin Beretta scored a double hat trick for Everett on the Mount Si field. Beretta is ranked among the top 10 goal scorers in the state.

Blake Picchena led Mount Si with two goals.

Lace up your track shoes

Remember the joy of run-ning around the track, land-ing further than you imag-ined during a long jump and tossing a javelin? Even if you never actually participated in track and field, you and your children can try these events and more at the All Comers Track Meet Series through Si View Park.

Family track days will be held at 2 p.m. April 27, May 4 and May 18 at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie.

Events include a 400-meter lollipop run, softball throw, turbo javelin and several additional running and field events. The goal is to get everyone moving.

All ages are welcomed. Cost is $5 per meet.

Register online at www.siviewpark.org or call 831-1900 for more information.

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information at the same time, control impulses and revise tasks as necessary. It is believed that acquiring the early building blocks of these skills is critical to school readiness and social development through middle child-hood, adolescence and

WorkshopFrom Page 8

Valley – the first food bank – when two women handed out food from the pastor’s garage.

Since the need is great and resources limited, it is important to use those resources wisely. Like most food banks, we strive to provide emergency food for three days to supplement

what people have.We also help people

break the cycle of pov-erty. This is why the SVFB provides outside resources and opportunities beyond food assistance.

Thank you for being a community in action, a place we’re proud to call home. We appreciate and value our 200 volunteers and we welcome new friends.

Visit our website at www.snoqualmievalleyfood-bank.org or stop in and say hi on Wednesdays.

into early adult life.Beymer commented

that recent studies have shown old child-hood games, such as “Red Rover, Red Rover,” and “Simon Says” are excellent ways to teach children executive function skills.

Register now for this free class at www.encompassnw.org as space is limited. Call 888-2777.

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Clean out the garage: Recycle it all April 26

Clean out the old appli-ances, electronics, batter-ies, and used oil.

A free recycling center will be set up 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 26 at Mount Si High School Freshman Campus, 9200 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.

North Bend and Snoqualmie area residents can bring all household materials that aren’t recy-cled in their weekly waste pick-up.

Materials accepted include scrap metal and appliances, refrigerators, freezers, air condition-ers, electronics, TVs and phones, heavy-duty batter-ies (i.e. car, truck, marine,

lead acid), petroleum products, tires, fluorescent lightbulbs and household batteries.

This event is spon-sored by the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County and the King County Solid Waste Division.

For a full list of accepted and restricted items, as well as any other information, email clee@northbendwa.gov or call 888-7651.

Clean out the medicine cabinet

The Snoqualmie/North Bend Police Department will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National

Prescription Drug Take Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26.

Drop off spots include the Snoqualmie Fire Department, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway and the North Bend Park and Ride at the southeast cor-ner of East North Bend Way and East McClellan Street.

There is no charge and all drop-offs are anony-mous. You may bring unwanted and unused prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs.

Studies show that the majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs obtain them from fam-ily and friends for free, including from the home medicine cabinet.

Many Americans do not

know the safest way to dispose of their unwanted or expired medicine, often causing safety and envi-ronmental hazards by flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the garbage.

For more information, go to www.justice.gov/dea/index.shtml.

Hey kids: Make Mom a gift in ceramics workshop

Children can create a hand-crafted Mother’s Day gift at the Ceramic Gift Workshop for ages six and up April 26 at Meadowbrook Farm.

The young artists will be able to create two items which will be kiln-fired

and returned to Si View Community Center in North Bend for pickup by May 8.

The workshop runs

from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $40.

Register at www.siview-park.org or call 831-1900.

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